At age 20, he started composing music by making beats on his laptop and releasing them for free online. After gaining a small following from making beats, Eyedress was introduced to Filipino singer Skint Eastwood, and they collaborated on the song "Biolumine". The song earned him attention from a French label which pushed for him to make an album, which then earned him a record deal with Abeano Records, a subsidiary of XL Recordings. On December 2, 2013, he released his debut extended play Supernatural, which he recorded in his bedroom using FL Studio.
Eyedress released his debut mixtape, Hearing Colors, as a free digital download on April 11, 2014. He released his second EP, Egyptian Night Club to SoundCloud on July 27, 2014. In September 2014, he released the single "Polo Tee" as a tribute to American record producer DJ Rashad. He released his first mixtape after leaving XL Recordings, "Shapeshifter", in 2015.
He signed to Lex Records in 2016: releasing his debut studio album "Manila Ice" the following May. That was followed by "Sensitive G" in November 2018.
Eyedress relocated to Los Angeles from Manila and began recording new songs at his home in Silver Lake.
In late 2019 and early 2020, the first singles from Eyedress' third studio album Let's Skip to the Wedding were released. These included "Jealous" and "Romantic Lover" which became viral hits on TikTok. "Jealous" was certified gold in Australia, Canada, Poland and the USA in 2021, and platinum in the USA in March 2022. "Romantic Lover" was certified gold in the USA in April 2022. The album itself was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and "Let's Skip to the Wedding" was finally released on August 7, 2020.
His next album, Mulholland Drive, was released on August 27, 2021. In September 2021, shortly after the album release, the first single from Mulholland Drive, "Something About You" went viral in the US with Rolling Stone citing the track as the fastest-rising song on American streaming services for the week ending September 23. In January 2022, Eyedress was ranked at number 35 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. "Something About You" was certified gold in the USA in May 2022. The album was nominated for Libera Award for Marketing Genius.
Eyedress teamed up with Filipino American artist named Zzzahara and announced their debut album together as The Simps. The album, Siblings, was released by Lex Records on February 14, 2022. The tracklist includes "Tesla," the album's first track as wells as the songs "Miss Fortunate" from 2019 and "On Fye" from 2020. The two related over their Filipino background and shared taste in music. Zzzahara soon started playing guitar in the group thereafter.
In April, 2022 Eyedress played Coachella festival with his new band debuting new material from his forthcoming album his fifth studio, Full Time Lover.[24] The album was released on August 26, 2022. It the track list consists of 28 tracks of hip-hop, post-punk and shoegaze. Shortly after the album, Eyedress released a cover of Blur's "Song 2" and he featured on Nosaj Thing track "Different Life" from the album Continua.
On October, 5 2022 an Eyedress remix of Fly Anakin, Pink Siifu & Fousheé's track "L's" was released. The next day Eyedress performed live at Elsehwere in Brooklyn headlining a Lex Records event which also included performances by Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin.
A remix of Full Time Lover track "House of Cards" by Kevin Shields was released as part of the Lex-XX remix series on January 23, 2023. RCA Records released "Flowers & Chocolate", his first single for a major label with a music video directed by Eddie Huang on February 13. In March, the RIAA upgraded certification for "Jealous" to 2x Platinum and "Romantic Lover" to Platinum.
X-Girl
Eyedress Lyrics
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She wants me to go there
She wants to live in Brooklyn
She told me to move there
I like the way you move there
When we′re in the club, dancing
All night, all night, ah
She wants me to go there
She wants to live in Italy
Every boy and every guy
Every boy and every girl
Every day is like a movie
Girl, you were so good to me
But I wasn't good to you
I wasn′t true, wasn't true
I learned so much from you
If you knew, if you knew
You wouldn't feel the same
That′s why I can′t be your boyfriend
And you can't be my girlfriend
′Cause I got a new girlfriend
Moving on, moving on, moving on
I'm moving on
The song "X-Girl" by Eyedress talks about a past relationship where the singer's ex-girlfriend wants him to move to two different places; Brooklyn and Italy. The song also shows the singer's appreciation for his ex-girlfriend's dancing abilities. Despite the ex-girlfriend's desire to be back in a relationship with the singer, he reveals that he is no longer the same person he was when they were together, acknowledging that he was not true to her. He admits to learning a lot from her, possibly implying that he is a changed person as a result of their relationship.
The chorus of the song reveals the reality that the singer has moved on and has a new girlfriend. The song ends with him stating that he is moving on, possibly indicating that he is closing that chapter of his life with his ex-girlfriend.
Line by Line Meaning
She wants to be my girlfriend
She desires a romantic relationship with me
She wants me to go there
She wants me to relocate to wherever she is
She wants to live in Brooklyn
She wants to reside in the New York City borough of Brooklyn
She told me to move there
She requested that I move to Brooklyn
I like the way you move there
I enjoy the way you dance when we are out in Brooklyn
When we're in the club, dancing
When we are in a nightclub, moving to the rhythm
All night, all night, ah
For the entire night, until the early hours of the morning
She wants to live in Italy
She wishes to reside in the European country of Italy
Every boy and every guy
Everyone of male gender, without exception
Every boy and every girl
Everybody, regardless of gender
Every day is like a movie
Every day feels like an exciting adventure or a romantic film
Girl, you were so good to me
My former lover, you treated me so well
But I wasn't good to you
However, I failed to treat you as you deserved
I wasn't true, wasn't true
I was not honest or loyal
I learned so much from you
Despite my mistakes, I gained valuable knowledge and experience because of our relationship
If you knew, if you knew
If you were aware of my shortcomings
You wouldn't feel the same
You probably would not hold the same positive feelings about me
That's why I can't be your boyfriend
This is the reason why I cannot continue to pursue a romantic relationship with you
And you can't be my girlfriend
You cannot be my girlfriend any longer
'Cause I got a new girlfriend
Because I have found a new romantic partner in someone else
Moving on, moving on, moving on
It is time for us both to move forward and let go of our past relationship
I'm moving on
I am taking steps to emotionally disengage from the past relationship and pursue new opportunities
Writer(s): Idris Vicuna
Contributed by Mateo F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@marianamazorccaaa
Eu sei que vc é o brasileiro procurando isso: Ex-Namorada
Ela quer ser minha namorada
Ela quer que eu vá lá
Ela quer viver no Brooklyn
Ela me disse para me mudar pra lá
Eu gosto do jeito que você se move lá
Quando nós estamos na balada, dançando
A noite toda, a noite toda, ah
Ela quer ser minha namorada
Ela quer que eu vá lá
Ela quer viver na Itália
Todo menino e todo cara
Todo menino e toda menina
Todo dia é como um filme
Garota, você era tão boa para mim
Mas eu não era bom para você
Eu não era sincero, não era sincero
Eu aprendi tanto com você
Se você soubesse, se você soubesse
Você não sentiria o mesmo
Essa é a razão pela qual eu não posso ser seu namorado
E você não pode ser minha namorada
Porque eu tenho uma nova namorada
Seguindo em frente, seguindo em frente, seguindo em frente
Eu estou seguindo em frente
@alexs5394
Man the colors on this album cover POP. I'm super colorblind and love it; these are colors you can see, ya know?
@bubbleguppy4892
Pass the blunt🙄
@Pap3rPlan3z0
I know someone who's color blind but with 2 different cases in each eye, looking forward to his artwork 👌
@-kurushimi-683
pap3rplan3z0 TM oooh where can I see his art?:D
@superdooper50
I went blind cuz colors are too confusing
@carpeimodiem
You're not color blind. You're just not tripping quite as hard as the rest of us.
@alijah8751
the artwork looks like characters from the animated series daria
@Regardsband
That reverb is crazy...
Crazy good!
@char6081
GOD I LOVE THIS BAND. I would give anything to see them live
@SerotoninCrunch
it's not really a band... Idris and his wife are head over heels in love with each other, so he incorporates her into most of his stuff